How to make a Voodoo Priest (or Priestess) Costume

A fun costume and very easy to make, a voodoo priest or priestess can be as fancy or as plain as you like, and still packs a creepy touch! Channel the look of Baron Samedi, one of the chief spirits of Voodoo with his top hat, or create your own feminine version that can be spooky and sexy at the same time.

Putting it together

Step 1: Make your voodoo staff beforehand. Take a large walking stick, cane, thin tree branch or stick from your yard, or anything you think could work. Affix skull beads, a skull topper, and a string of feathers and beads on a cord and wind it around your staff for a Voodoo mojo staff look.

Step 2: Get your makeup on! Paint a skull face over your own with the white and black cream makeup. Use the black cream makeup for the hollows of your eyes, nose, and cheeks and to contour around the white makeup's "skull shape" around your face to make it "pop." (See photo)

Step 3: Dress up in your death-day best with a tattered tuxedo (or an intact tux or suit works well, too, for a much more dapper effect!) or a black gown.